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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Key Features .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Documentation . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Version Differences . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Basic Setups .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Installation Documentation. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Connecting to a Network.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Connecting Probes to the System Under Test . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Connecting to Your Instrument . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Navigating the Logic Analyzer Windows . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Basic Steps for Using a Logic Analyzer . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Data Window Overview . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Set the Default System . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Configure the Setup Window . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Define the Trigger Window .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Define the Waveform Window .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Acquire Data. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .
Using the Tabbed Trigger Window . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Analyzing Data. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Zooming Data . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Measure Waveform Data Using Cursors. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Using the Data Measurement Window .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
View Acquired Data with MagniVu High-Resolution Timing . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Managing Data. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Saving Setups . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Loading Setups. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
iView Integrated Measurements .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .
Connecting the Logic Analyzer and the Oscilloscope . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Acquiring the iView Data .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Aligning the Oscilloscope Data with the Logic Analzyer Data.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Application Examples.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Triggering on a Glitch .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
State Acquisition . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .
Triggering on a Setup & Hold Violation.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Specifications . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .
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Preface
This manual describes the basic operation and concepts of the Tektronix Logic Analyzer series instruments. The TLA6000
and TLA5000B Series Logic Analyzers are stand-alone products and the TLA7000 Series Logic Analyzers are configurable
modular products. The TLA7000 Series Logic Analyzers can be configured with a variety of logic analyzer modules and
serial analyzer modules. All logic analyzers have integrated operation capabilities with Tektronix oscilloscopes. This
manual supports the following instruments:
TLA5000B Series Logic Analyzers (TLA5201B, TLA5202B, TLA5203B, TLA5204B)
TLA6000 Series Logic Analyzers (TLA6202, TLA6203, TLA6204)
TLA7000 Series Mainframes (TLA7012, TLA7016) and their associated modules
Key Features
The Tektronix Logic Analyzers can help you verify and debug hardware designs, processor and bus designs, and embedded
software and hardware integration. Key features include:
34/68/102/136 channel logic analyzers
500 ps (2 GHz) 256 Mb deep timing analysis
125 ps (8 GHz) MagniVu high resolution timing acquisition simultaneous with deep timing or state acquisition to find
difficult problems
Up to 235 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits, TLA5000B series
Up to 800 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits, TLA7Axx and TLA6000 series
Up to 1400 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits, TLA7Bxx series
Simultaneous state, high-speed timing and analog analysis through the same logic analyzer probe to allow you to
pin-point elusive faults without double probing, TLA7ACx series, TLA7Bxx series, TLA6000 series, and Tektronix
oscilloscopes
Glitch and setup/hold violation triggering finds and displays elusive hardware problems
Transitional storage extends the signal analysis capture time
Connectorless probing system with 0.5 pF total capacitive loading eliminates the need for on-board connectors,
minimizes intrusion on circuits, and is ideal for differential signal applications
Tektronix also offers the TLA7S08 and TLA7S16 serial analyzer modules for PCI Express validation of silicon, computer
systems, and embedded systems. Key features include:
8- and 16-channel serial analyzer modules with 32 M 8b/10b symbols memory depth per channel
2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s acquisition speeds for PCI Express 1.0 and PCI Express 2.0
Support for x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 PCI Express links
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Documentation
The following table lists related documentation, available as printed documents or as PDF documents on the TLA
Documentation CD and on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Other documentation, such as online help, is
available on the instrument.
Related Documentation
Item
Purpose
TLA Quick Start User Manuals
High-level operational overview
Online Help
In-depth operation and UI help
Installation Quick Reference Cards
High-level installation information
Installation Manuals
Detailed first-time installation
information
XYZs of Logic Analyzers
Logic analyzer basics
Declassification and Securities
instructions
Data security concerns specific
to sanitizing or removing memory
devices from Tektronix products
Application notes
Collection of logic analyzer application
specific notes
Product Specifications & Performance
Verification Procedures
TLA Product specifications and
performance verification procedures
TPI.NET Documentation
Detailed information for controlling the
logic analyzer using .NET
Field upgrade kits
Upgrade information for your logic
analyzer
Optional Service Manuals
Self-service documentation for
modules and mainframes
Location
Version Differences
Some of the illustrations in this document may have different icons than your instrument due to differences in software
versions. Refer to the online help for the menu features of your software version.
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Installation Documentation
For installation instructions and descriptions of controls and connectors on your instrument, refer to the installation reference
card or installation manual that came with the instrument. (See page iii, Documentation.)
Connecting to a Network
The user interface operates under the Microsoft Windows® operating system. Before you connect to a network, Microsoft
recommends the following to make sure your instrument is protected:
Use an internet firewall
Install operating system updates regularly
Use up-to-date antivirus software
See the installation manual for detailed instructions on connecting to a network.
Connecting Probes to the System Under Test
The logic analyzer has different methods of
connecting probes to the system under test.
Refer to the illustration and connect your
probes to the system under test.
Square pin connectors. Use
general-purpose probes to connect to
the system under test using square pin
connectors or square-pin adapters.
Connectorless compression
connectors. Use land pattern probes for
applications that connect many channels
to connectorless compression contacts
on the system under test.
Mictor® connectors. Use Mictor
connector probes for applications
requiring many channels to be quickly
connected using Mictor connectors or
Mictor adapters. (For TLA6000 Series
instruments, Mictor connections are
made with a P6860 probe using Mictor
on board-to-compression adapters).
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Connecting to Your Instrument
You can connect to your instrument as Remote Host, Remote Desktop, or Local.
To access the TLA Connection dialog box, start the TLA Application software on the instrument or on your PC.
NOTE. The TLA Connection dialog box appears when you start the instrument from a PC or when you restart the TLA
application without shutting down the instrument.
Local Connection
Choose a Local connection when you want to work directly on the instrument.
NOTE. Make sure that you select Local
instead of Offline when you want to connect
to your local instrument. Selecting Offline
does not connect you to an instrument.
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Remote Host Connection
Connect as Remote Host when you want to run the application on your PC to control the instrument remotely, and then store
the data locally on your PC.
NOTE. You must be connected to a LAN
to use Remote Host and the TLA Server
(TLA7012, TLA6000, and TLA5000B) must
be running.
NOTE. To start the TLA Server on TLA7012,
TLA6000, and TLA5000B instruments,
right-click the
(TLA Server) icon in the
toolbar at the bottom right side of the screen
and select Start TLA Server.
Offline
You can work offline, without connecting to an instrument, to modify setups or view data files that you previously saved.
Click the TLA Application on the desktop and
then select Offline.
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Remote Desktop
Connect as Remote Desktop when you want to run the application on the instrument from your PC and store the data on
the instrument.
To enable the Remote Desktop, make
sure that the Microsoft Windows System
Properties dialog box on the instrument is
setup as shown.
See the Microsoft Web site
http://www.microsoft.com for more
information on working remotely.
Navigating the Logic Analyzer Windows
Tektronix provides several different ways of navigating the logic analyzer windows to accomplish your basic tasks. Choose
the one that works best for you.
Toolbar Buttons
Use the toolbar buttons to quickly navigate between key windows while making the best use of screen space.
Click one of the buttons to quickly access a
Setup window, Trigger window, Waveform
window, or Listing window.
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TLA Explorer
Use the TLA Explorer to quickly access key windows from a tree structure.
The TLA Explorer shows all of the modules in
the logic analyzer and their subcomponents.
System Window
The System window shows a block diagram representation of the modules and data windows available with your logic analyzer.
Click an icon to open the related window.
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Quick Tips
To open the System window, select System from the Window menu or press function key F9.
Use the front-panel buttons to navigate between windows on the TLA7012 Portable Mainframe and TLA6000 series
instruments.
Basic Steps for Using a Logic Analyzer
The basic steps for using the logic analyzer are summarized below.
1. Use the Setup window to set up the logic analyzer signals, threshold voltages, clocking, and sampling, and samples per
signal.
2. Specify triggering in the Trigger window.
3. Configure a Waveform window.
4. Acquire data.
5. Analyze the data in the Waveform or Listing window.
Data Window Overview
Use data windows to display and analyze data acquired by your instrument. The Waveform window is the default data
window. Create other data windows using the New Data Window wizard.
NOTE. To start the New Data Window
wizard click
in the toolbar or select New
Data Window from the Window menu.
Waveform Window
Use Waveform windows to display waveform data from the logic analyzer or from an external oscilloscope. Waveform
windows are best used for diagnosing timing problems, measuring hardware timing-related characteristics, and verifying
correct hardware operation by comparing recorded results against data sheet timing diagrams.
Listing Window
Use Listing windows to display acquired data in a state table display. Use Listing windows for state machine debug
applications, tracing relative software execution, system optimization, and following data through a system design.
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Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument
The following sections show how to set up the logic analyzer and to do timing analysis using data from a simple D-type
flip-flop. Flip-flops serve as building blocks in digital systems. Although most flip-flops are buried inside complex ASICS and
other devices, they are useful for showing hardware debugging techniques using a logic analyzer. The examples in this
document use only a few channels to acquire data. However, you can use the same concepts with hundreds of channels.
Set the Default System
Use the Default System setup to load the factory default settings.
1. Power on the instrument and wait for
the instrument to complete the power-on
tests.
2. Select Default System from the File
menu.
3. Click OK.
Configure the Setup Window
Use the following procedures to define data signals, to set the clocking, to set the probe threshold voltages, and to use
other features of the Setup window.
Open the Setup Window
Click the Setup button in the TLA toolbar
and to select the Setup window for your
instrument.
Specify the Sampling Method
When you select asynchronous sampling, the logic analyzer selects when data is sampled (sample point). Asynchronous
sampling is also known as timing acquisition.
When you use synchronous sampling, the system-under-test specifies the sample point by an external clock. Synchronous
sampling is also known as state acquisition.
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The following example uses asynchronous sampling.
1. Select Asynchronous.
2. Set sample period (or use default
setting).
3. Select the threshold voltage.
The threshold voltage is applied to all probe
channels. You can set threshold voltages for
individual channels in the bottom part of the
Setup window.
NOTE. If your logic analyzer has a support package installed, a custom clocking tab is available. The label on the tab is
the same as the support package.
Set the Storage Options
Use Storage to specify the length of each data acquisition and how to store the acquisition.
1. Select the number of samples to
store per signal. The selections vary
depending on your logic analyzer.
2. Select how to store the acquisition.
Select Samples to store samples
specified by the trigger actions.
Select 63-Sample Blocks to store
samples in blocks of 63 bits;
this is often recommended for
troubleshooting program flow.
Select Samples + Glitches to store
glitch data (Asynchronous sampling
only).
Select Samples + Violations (Setup
and hold violations) to store setup
and hold violations (Synchronous
and Custom sampling only).
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Deskew the Probe Signals
When using Synchronous or Custom sampling, you might want to deskew the signals in your setup.
1. Set the deskew parameters.
2. Click Deskew to begin the deskew
process.
Create Groups
Groups are logical collections of probe signals often related to busses on your system-under-test.
When you enter the Setup window the first time, an empty group card appears on the right side of the Setup window.
1. Enter a name for the group, for example,
Address Bus.
2. Determine the probe section that you
want to use. For example, click A3 to
select the signals for section A3.
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3. Drag selected signals to the group card.
4. To create additional groups, click the
plus sign at the right edge of the Groups
column.
Check Signal Activity
You can easily check for signal activity at the probe tips by looking at the Activity & Threshold indicators in the Setup window.
When there is signal activity, the indicators change from a 1 to a 0 with yellow in between. Each data and clock signal has its
own indicator.
Note the signals in the example:
The signal connected to A3(5) is low as
indicated by the zero (o).
The signal connected to A3(4) is high as
indicated by the one (1).
The signal connected to A3(3) is
transitioning as indicated in yellow.
NOTE. If the signals are inverted the zero
(O ) appears on top and the one (1) is on the
bottom.
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If there is no probe activity, check for the following:
Check the probe connections.
Verify that the target system is powered on
Check the probe threshold voltages. (Click the Activity & Threshold indicators to open a dialog box to adjust the
threshold voltages.)
Define the Trigger Window
Use triggers to tell the logic analyzer when to acquire data and display the results in a data window.
1. Click the Trigger button in the TLA
toolbar and select the Trigger window for
your instrument.
2. In the Easy Trigger tab, select a trigger
program from the list. For example,
select Trigger immediately to trigger
the instrument on any data.
Use the area below the trigger program
list to enter more details for the trigger
programs, if needed.
3. Click and drag the Trigger Pos indicator
to the point in memory where you want
the instrument to trigger. The default
selection is 50%.
Quick Tips
After you have acquired data, use the Tabbed Trigger window to define simple trigger programs without having to close
the Waveform or Listing window.
Use EasyTrigger to define the trigger program for most applications; use PowerTrigger to customize the trigger program
for specific needs.
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Define the Waveform Window
For most applications, you will define the data windows for your needs. For this example, you will use the Waveform window.
Open the Waveform Window
Click the Waveform button to open the
Waveform window.
Delete the Default Waveforms
1. Press the CTRL key and select each
waveform name that you want to delete.
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2. Right-click and select Delete
Waveforms.
Quick Tip
Use the delete key on the keyboard to delete highlighted waveforms.
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Add Waveforms
Use the following steps to add the waveforms that you defined in the Setup window. (See page 9, Create Groups.)
1. Right-click in the waveform label area
and select Add Waveform.
2. Expand each group.
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3. Press the Ctrl key while selecting each
signal that you want to add to the
Waveform window.
4. Click Add.
5. Click Close.
Quick Tip
Select By Name to add the probe signals to the Waveform window by their channel names. This is useful for groups
that have only one channel.
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Acquire Data
After you have defined all of the setups and connected the probes to the target system, you are ready to acquire data. You
can acquire a single sequence of data, or you can continuously acquire data.
Making a Single Acquisition
1. Click Run.
The Run button changes to Stop until the
instrument has met the trigger conditions
and has acquired the data. The button
changes back to Run after data is
acquired.
2. If the instrument does not trigger, click
Status. Use the information in the dialog
box to see if the logic analyzer is waiting
for the trigger or if it has triggered and is
filling its acquisition memory.
When a trigger occurs, the instrument
displays the flip-flop Clock, Input, and
Output data in the Waveform window.
The trigger point is represented by the
red trigger marker (T).
Quick Tip
To verify that the instrument is acquiring data during long periods of inactivity on the screen, check that the Tek icon in
the upper right corner of the screen is animated.
Making Repetitive Acquisitions
1. Click the Repetitive Run button to acquire
data repetitively. The icon changes from
an arrow to a loop.
2. Click Run. The instrument will acquire
data until you click Stop or until you
click the Repetitive Run button again to
change back to single run mode.
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Using the Tabbed Trigger Window
You can define a trigger program using the Tabbed Trigger window without closing the Waveform or Listing window. The
following example shows how to set up the instrument to trigger on a channel edge.
You can also use this procedure to quickly define other trigger programs. To acquire complex data, you can still use the Power
Trigger window.
1. Click Run.
Data must be present before you can use the
Tabbed Trigger window.
2. Click Trigger in the tabbed window.
3. Click and drag the Channel Edge icon
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Output waveform.
The instrument will display the details of
the program in the Trigger Details area.
The details are similar to those in the
Power Trigger window. You can edit any
of the details.
4. Click Run to acquire data and trigger
the instrument based on the new trigger
program.
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Analyzing Data
Analyzing Data
Your instrument has several tools for analyzing data, such as zooming data, measuring data, and viewing data with MagniVu
high-resolution timing. This section provides concepts and procedures for analyzing data in the Waveform window. Some of
these features also apply to the Listing window; refer to the online help for more details.
Zooming Data
To zoom data in the Waveform window:
1. Click and drag from left to right over the
area you want to zoom.
2. Click the Zoom In button a few times to
zoom the timing data samples.
Quick Tips
Click and drag from the right to the left to zoom to the previous selection.
Use the Zoom In and the Zoom Out buttons in the toolbar as an alternative method of zooming data.
Rearrange the toolbars, as needed, to access command buttons, if the command buttons appear off-screen.
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Measure Waveform Data Using Cursors
Use the Snap to Edge feature with cursors in the Waveform window to measure the time between waveforms.
1. Point the mouse at Cursor 1 over the
waveform that you want to measure.
2. Click and drag Cursor 1 toward a leading
or trailing edge of the waveform.
3. Release the mouse to snap the cursor to
the next waveform edge.
4. Repeat for Cursor 2.
5. If the Delta-time toolbar is turned off,
.
click
6. Read the time difference between the
two cursors.
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Quick Tips
If the cursors do not appear in the Waveform window, use the right-click menu to move the cursors on screen (select
Move Cursor 1 Here).
You can use the Snap to Edge feature with any of the user marks.
You can click
to add multiple Delta-Time toolbars in the same Waveform window.
You can use the Delta-Time toolbar to measure time between any two marks. Select the marks from the drop-down
lists in the toolbar.
Using the Data Measurement Window
Use the Data Measurement window to quickly take measurements in the Waveform or Listing window.
1. Click Measurements.
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2. Click and drag the Period icon to the
Clock waveform, and release.
The selected measurement will be added
to the Data Measurement window at the
bottom of the display.
3. Repeat for any other measurements.
4. Click the Statistics tab in the Data
Measurement window to display the
results of the measurement along with
other statistics. Measurements are taken
on the existing data without having to
acquire new data.
Quick Tips
To take a measurement on new data, click Run.
To save the measurement data to a file, click the Export button in the Statistics tab of the Data Measurement window.
To select a measurement in the Waveform window, select the waveform label, right-click the waveform, select Add LA
Data Measurement, and then select a measurement from the list.
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Analyzing Data
View Acquired Data with MagniVu High-Resolution Timing
MagniVu high-resolution timing provides fast sampling (up to 20 ps on TLA7000 series logic analyzer modules, and 125 ps
on TLA5000B and TLA6000 series logic analyzers) on all waveforms to analyze details that you may not see using Deep
timing. It is like having two logic analyzers in one. Using a single probe you can view Deep timing data for long time spans
and MagniVu high-resolution timing data for greater resolution at the area of interest.
The MagniVu high-resolution data is automatically acquired with each acquisition. However, the waveforms may not be visible.
To add MagniVu timing waveforms:
1. Click below the waveform labels to
deselect all waveforms.
2. Click MagniVu to add the MagniVu data
to the Waveform window.
The MagniVu timing waveforms are
added to the window in a different color.
3. Click the Zoom Out button until you see
the entire MagniVu timing waveforms.
Note that the MagniVu timing data is
16 K bits long as compared to the Deep
timing data. Deep timing lets you acquire
a large amount of data; MagniVu timing
lets you focus on the details of the data.
MagniVu data can be up to 128 K bits
long for TLA7000 series instruments
or 16 K bits long for TLA5000B and
TLA6000 series logic analyzers.
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4. Move Cursor 1 to an area in the
Waveform window outside the range of
the MagniVu data.
5. Zoom on Cursor 1. The MagniVu button
indicates the MagniVu waveforms are
off screen.
6. Click the MagniVu button to center the
MagniVu data on-screen.
Quick Tip
Click the MagniVu button in the Listing or Waveform window to turn the MagniVu display on and off.
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Managing Data
Managing Data
This section contains procedures for managing data, such as saving setups and loading saved setups.
Saving Setups
After defining your setup, you can save it for future use.
1. Select Save System As.
2. Select one of the following save options:
Save all acquired Data
Save only unsuppressed Data
Do not save acquired Data
Save between Marks
3. Enter a file name.
4. Click Save.
Quick Tips
Save often to avoid losing critical setups and data.
See the online help for details on saving setups.
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Loading Setups
Use the following steps to load the setup that you saved under Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument. (See page 7.)
1. Select Load System.
2. Select the file name.
3. Click Load.
iView Integrated Measurements
You can use the iView feature to connect an external Tektronix oscilloscope to the logic analyzer, acquire data from both
instruments, and display the results on the logic analyzer. This is useful for displaying the analog components of a signal in
the same data window as the digital components.
In the following examples the logic analyzer and the oscilloscope will acquire the same data. The logic analyzer captures
the digital components and the oscilloscope captures the analog components.
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Use the following steps to set up the oscilloscope for these examples. Refer to the documentation that came with your
oscilloscope for operating instructions.
1. Connect the oscilloscope probe to the same signal source as the logic analyzer (for this example, connect to the
Q output of the flip-flop).
2. Power on the oscilloscope.
3. Press the Default Setup button on the oscilloscope, and then press the Autoset button. You should have a signal on
the oscilloscope screen.
Connecting the Logic Analyzer and the Oscilloscope
After completing the oscilloscope and logic analyzer setups, use the iView wizard to connect the two instruments together.
1. From the logic analyzer System
menu, select Add iView External
Oscilloscope. .
2. Follow the instructions on each page
of the iView wizard to do the following
steps:
Select the oscilloscope.
Connect the iView cable to the logic
analyzer.
Connect the iView cable to the
oscilloscope.
Verify the GPIB address of the
oscilloscope.
Identify where to display the
oscilloscope data.
Specify the triggering.
Verify the connections and setups.
3. Click Finish on the last page of the
wizard.
Quick Tips
Start the iView wizard by clicking the iView icon in the Listing window or Waveform window. If you have a TLA7012
Portable Mainframe or a TLA6000 series instrument, start the iView wizard by pressing the front-panel iView button.
If the oscilloscope is properly connected to the logic analyzer when you start the iView wizard, the wizard will bypass
the connection instructions. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation or to return to the start page of
the wizard.
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The oscilloscope is added to the TLA
Explorer and to the System window.
Acquiring the iView Data
The next steps consist of acquiring the initial data, and then adjusting the data to properly view and analyze the data.
Acquire the Initial Data
1. Click MagniView to turn on the MagniVu
waveforms.
2. Click iView to turn on the iView
waveforms.
If desired, delete any of the unused
oscilloscope waveforms.
3. Click Run to acquire and display
waveform data from both instruments.
Depending on the oscilloscope and your
Waveform window settings, you may
not see any waveform data from the
oscilloscope. If necessary, click the iView
button in the Waveform window to bring
the waveform on screen.
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Aligning the Oscilloscope Data with the Logic Analzyer Data
Complete the following steps to fine-tune the data alignment.
1. Zoom the display to measure the
time difference between the glitch in
the MagniVu waveform and in the
oscilloscope waveform:
2. Move Cursor 1 to the leading edge of the
glitch in the MagniVu waveform.
3. Click the oscilloscope waveform label
to allow you to read the voltage
measurements.
If the highlighted waveform is too bright,
click the area below the waveform labels
to turn the highlighting off (you may need
to resize the Waveform window to show
the label area with no labels).
4. Move Cursor 2 to the point on the
glitch where the waveform crosses the
threshold voltage as indicated by the
measurement readout.
5. Note the Delta Time value.
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6. Select Time Alignment. from the Data
menu.
7. Select the oscilloscope as the data
source.
8. Enter the offset value (Delta Time value)
into the Adjust time offset box.
9. Click OK.
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The oscilloscope data is now time-aligned
with the logic analyzer data.
Quick Tips
A positive Adjust Time offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform in the display to the right with respect to the logic
analyzer data. A negative offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform to the left.
Click the iView button in the Waveform window or press the iView button on the TLA7012 or TLA6000 front panel to
turn the iView signals on and off.
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Application Examples
The examples in this section show how to use your instrument to do common logic analyzer tasks. These examples use the
basic setups with the flip-flop examples developed earlier in this document. (See page 7, Getting Acquainted with Your
Instrument.) Refer to the setups as needed to step through the application examples.
Triggering on a Glitch
Logic analyzers are useful for debugging elusive, intermittent problems, such as glitches. Use the following procedures to set
up the logic analyzer to trigger on a glitch.
Set Up the Glitch Trigger
1. Configure the Setup window and make
sure that Asynchronous is selected.
(See page 7, Configure the Setup
Window.)
2. Open the Waveform window, right-click
in the waveform label area, and select
Add Waveform.
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3. Select the groups (Clock, Input, and
Output for this example).
4. Click Add.
5. Click Close.
6. Click Run.
7. Click Trigger.
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8. Click and drag the Glitch icon from the
Tabbed Trigger window to the Output
group waveform.
9. Select the groups that you want the logic
analyzer to trigger on. Clear any other
signals.
The signal where you dropped the Glitch
icon is selected by default. You can
select the groups you want and avoid
triggering on signals that may contain
glitches that you do not care about.
10. Click Run.
11. Expand the Output group to see the
highlighted glitch on the Q waveform.
12. Click MagniVu.
The glitch data is highlighted in red
at every sample point for each signal
in the Deep timing waveforms. The
MagniVu timing waveforms show the
high-resolution glitch data.
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State Acquisition
You can use the logic analyzer for state data analysis; you can view the data in tabular form in the Listing window.
Define the Setup Window
State acquisition uses an external clock from the target system to tell the logic analyzer when to sample data.
1. Configure the signals in the Setup
window. (See page 7, Configure the Setup
Window.)
2. Select Synchronous.
3. Select the Single Clock source. For this
example, select CK0().
4. Select the rising edge of the clock.
5. Select Samples.
Configure the Trigger
1. Define the setups for the Waveform
window. (See page 12, Define the
Waveform Window.)
You will use the Waveform window
setups to help define the trigger.
2. Click Trigger in the tabbed window.
3. Click and drag the Channel Edge icon
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Output waveform.
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Acquire Data
1. Click Run.
2. Zoom the data as necessary to view the
acquired data.
The LA1: Clock(0) waveform data
shows no changes because the data
is sampled on each rising clock edge.
Each tic mark of the Sample clock
waveform represents a clock edge.
The MagniVu high-resolution data
still displays timing data.
Configure the Listing Window
1. Click the Listing window button for your
instrument in the TLA toolbar.
The listing window has no data in it. You
need to add the data columns to the
window to see the data.
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2. Right-click in the data area and select
Add Column.
3. Expand the groups, press the Ctrl key
while selecting each column, and click
Add to add the columns to the Listing
window.
4. Click Close.
5. Click and drag the Timestamp column to
the right of the last column. Timestamps
may be easier to read in this position.
Note the data in the Listing window.
The clock data appears as zeros
because the data is sampled on the
rising edge of the clock.
The Input and Output data appear as
ones and zeros.
The Timestamp column lists the time
between data samples.
The trigger point is halfway through the
data because the Trigger position was
set to 50%.
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Triggering on a Setup & Hold Violation
Use the Setup & Hold triggering to capture setup and hold violations. This example uses the same setups for the Setup
window as the previous example. (See page 34, State Acquisition.)
Define the Setup Window
1. Configure the signals in the Setup
window. (See page 7, Configure the
Setup Window.)
2. Select Synchronous.
3. Select the Single Clock source. For this
example, select CK0().
4. Select the rising edge of the clock.
5. Select Samples.
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Configure the Trigger
1. Click Run.
2. Click Trigger.
3. Click and drag the Setup and Hold icon
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Input waveform.
4. Select the desired value for the Input
group/signal setup time.
5. Select the desired hold time.
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Acquire and Measure the MagniVu High-Resolution Timing Data
1. Click Run.
2. View the data in the Waveform window.
The instrument triggers on the rising
edge of the clock signal at the violation.
The setup and hold violation area is
highlighted in red for each setup and hold
violation on the Deep timing waveform.
Use the MagniVu timing to view and
measure the actual details.
3. Zoom the data as necessary to see the
MagniVu waveforms.
4. Select System Trigger in the
Measurement toolbar.
5. Move Cursor 2 to the data input
transition.
6. Read the setup time from the Delta-Time
readout.
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Specifications
Specifications
This section provides the warranted and mechanical specifications for the following Tektronix logic analyzers and modules:
TLA5000B series logic analyzers
TLA6000 series logic analyzers
TLA7000 series logic analyzers
TLA7Bxx, TLA7ACx, and TLA7N4 series logic analyzer modules
symbol) are guaranteed and can be checked directly or indirectly at your nearest
All specifications (marked with the
Tektronix location or by following the procedures described in individual service manuals or performance verification
documents. Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed.
The performance limits in these specifications are valid under the following conditions:
The instrument must be in an environment with temperature, altitude, humidity, and vibration within the operating limits
described in these specifications.
Logic analyzer modules must be installed in a logic analyzer mainframe.
The instrument must have had a warm-up period of at least 30 minutes.
The instrument must have been calibrated and adjusted at an ambient temperature between +20 °C and +30 °C.
Atmospheric characteristics
Characteristic
Description
Temperature:
Operating and nonoperating
Operating (no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive):
+5 °C to +50 °C, 15 °C/hr maximum gradient, noncondensing (derated 1 °C
per 305 m (1000 ft) above 1524 m (5000 ft) altitude) 1 2
Nonoperating (no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive):
–20 °C to +60 °C, 15 °C/hr maximum gradient, noncondensing
Relative Humidity:
Operating and nonoperating
Operating (no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive):
20% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature:
+29 °C (derates relative humidity to approximately 22% at +50 °C) 3 4
Nonoperating (no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive):
8% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature:
+29 °C (derates relative humidity to approximately 22% at +50 °C) 5
Altitude:
Operating and nonoperating
Operating:
To 3000 m (9843 ft), (derated 1 °C per 305 m (1000 ft) above 1524 m (5000 ft)
altitude
Nonoperating:
12190 m (40,000 ft)
1
2
3
4
5
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TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx series modules and TLA6000 instrument operating temperature is +40 °C maximum.
TLA7012 and TLA6000 instrument operating temperature is 45 °C maximum due to the CD-RW DVD drive.
TLA7Bxx series module relative humidity derates to approximately 57% at +40 °C.
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx series modules and TLA6000 instrument operating humidity is 5% to 90% up to +30 °C, 75% from +30 to +40 °C,
noncondensing. Maximum wet-bulb temperature is +29.4 °C.
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx series modules and TLA6000 instrument nonoperating humidity is 5% to 90% limited by a wet bulb temperature of +40 °C.
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Product features
Characteristic
CLK10 Frequency (mainframes)
Description
10 MHz ±100 PPM
TLA7012 mainframe slots
4
TLA7016 mainframe slots
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MagniVu memory depth (samples per
channel)
2048 for TLA7N4 modules
16,000 for TLA7ACx modules, TLA5000B and TLA6000 instruments
128,000 for TLA7Bxx modules
MagniVu sampling period
125 ps for TLA7ACx modules, TLA5000B and TLA6000 instruments
500 ps for TLA7N4 modules
20 ps for TLA7Bxx modules
Data is asynchronously sampled and stored in a separate high-resolution memory.
The storage speed may be changed (by software) to 250 ps, 500 ps, or 1000 ps,
so that the MagniVu memory covers more time at a lower resolution.
Number of channels
TLA5201B
32 data and 2 clock
TLA5202B, TLA6202, TLA7AC2,
TLA7BB2
64 data and 4 clock
TLA5203B
96 data, 4 clock, and 2 qualifier
TLA5204B, TLA7N4
128 data, 4 clock, and 4 qualifier
TLA6203, TLA7AC3, TLA7BB3
96 data and 6 clock/qualifier
TLA6204, TLA7AC4, TLA7BB4,
TLA7BC4
128 data and 8 clock/qualifier
Acquisition memory depth
TLA5000B
32 M samples per channel, maximum
TLA7BBx
64 M samples per channel, maximum
TLA620x, TLA7ACx, TLA7BC4
128 M samples per channel, maximum
TLA7N4
4 M samples per channel, maximum
Warranted specifications
Characteristic
Description
Input parameters with probes
Threshold Accuracy
TLA5000B, TLA7N4
±100 mV
TLA6000 series, TLA7ACx,
TLA7Bxx
±(35 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting)
Channel-to-channel skew
TLA7N4
≤ 1.6 ns maximum (When merged, add 0.5 ns for the slave module.)
TLA5000B
≤ ±150 ps maximum
≤ 75 ps (Typical)
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Warranted specifications (cont.)
Characteristic
Description
TLA6000 series, TLA7ACx
≤400 ps maximum
When merged, add the following for slave modules: 0.0 ns when data is acquired
on the slave modules through local clocks 125 ps when data is acquired on
the slave modules by the master modules’ clock and merge deskew has been
performed. 375 ps when data is acquired on the slave modules by the master
module’s clock and merge deskew has NOT been performed.
TLA7Bxx
±40 ps maximum, module only (for P6800 and P6900 series probes, add ±60 ps)
±20 ps (Typical), module only
Asynchronous sampling
Sampling period 1
The fastest sampling rate for each logic analyzer goes to 50 ms in a
1–2–5 sequence
TLA7N4
4 ns, 250 MS, all channels
2 ns, 500 MS half channels
TLA6000 series, TLA7ACx,
TLA5000B
2 ns, 500 MS, all channels
1 ns, 1000 MS, half channels
500 ps 2000 MS, quarter channels
TLA7Bxx
1.25 ns, 800 MS, all channels
625 ps, 1600 MS, all channels
313 ps, 3200 MS, half channels
157 ps, 6400 MS, quarter channels
Minimum recognizable word 2
(across all channels)
Channel-to-channel skew + sample uncertainty
Example for a P6860 Probe and a 1.25 ns sample period: 160 ps + 1.25 ns =
1.45 ns
Synchronous sampling
Setup and hold window size (data and qualifiers)
TLA7N4
Maximum window size = Maximum channel-to-channel skew + (2 x sample
uncertainty) + 4 ns. Maximum setup time = User interface setup time + 0.8 ns.
Maximum hold time = User interface hold time + 2 ns
Maximum setup time for slave module of a merged pair = User interface setup
time + 0.8 ns
Maximum hold time for slave module of a merged pair = User interface hold time
+ 0.7 ns
TLA5000B
Maximum window size = Maximum channel-to-channel skew + (2 x sample
uncertainty) + system variation + 100 ps
TLA7ACx (single module),
TLA6000 series
Maximum window size = Maximum channel-to-channel skew + (2 x sample
uncertainty) + 100 ps Maximum setup time = User interface setup time + 75 ps
Maximum hold time = User interface hold time + 50 ps
TLA7Bxx
220 ps maximum (180 ps Typical) single channel on single module
240 ps maximum (200 ps Typical) single channel on merged module
Maximum synchronous clock rate
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Characteristic
Description
TLA7N4
200 MHz in full-speed mode (5 ns minimum between active clock edges) 3
100 MHz in half-speed mode (10 ns minimum between active clock edges) 3
TLA5000B
235 MHz in full speed mode (4.25 ns minimum between active clock edges)
TLA6000 series, TLA7ACx
120 MHz in quarter-speed mode (8.3 ns minimum between active clock edges) 3
235 MHz in half-speed mode (4.25 ns minimum between active clock edges) 3
450 MHz in full-speed mode (2.2 ns minimum between active clock edges)
800 MHz on half channels 4
Software controls the selection between full-speed and half-speed modes.
TLA7Bxx
750 MHz, one sample point per clock, all channels
750 MHz, four samples points per clock, half channels
1400 MHz, one sample point per clock, all channels
1400 MHz, two sample points per clock, half channels
Trigger System
Trigger State sequence rate
Same rate as valid data samples received; 500 MHz maximum (TLA7Bxx,
800 MHz maximum)
1
It is possible to use storage control and only store data when it has changed (transitional storage).
2
Applies to asynchronous sampling only. Setup and hold window specification applies to synchronous sampling only.
3
Software controls the selection between full-speed, half-speed, and quarter-speed modes.
4
This is a special mode and has some limitations such as the clocking state machine and trigger state machine only running at 500 MHz.
Mechanical characteristics
Characteristic
Description
TLA5000B dimensions
Height
284.44 mm (11.200 in)
Width
288.29 mm (11.350 in)
Length
444.5 mm (17.500 in)
TLA6000 dimensions
Height (with feet)
29.46 cm (11.6 in)
Width
45.08 cm (17.75 in)
Depth
45.97 cm (18.1 in)
TLA7012 dimensions
Height (with feet)
29.46 cm (11.6 in)
Width
45.08 cm (17.75 in)
Depth
45.97 cm (18.1 in)
TLA7016 dimensions
Height (with feet)
34.67 cm (13.7 in)
Width
42.42 cm (16.7 in)
Depth
67.31 cm (26.5 in)
TLA7Bxx, TLA7ACx, and TLA7N4 dimensions
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Mechanical characteristics (cont.)
Characteristic
Description
Height
262 mm (10.32 in)
Width
61 mm (2.39 in) with merge connector in the recessed position
Width increases by 10.41 mm (0.41 in) with merge connector in the extended
position.
Length
373 mm (14.7 in)
Weight (TLA5000B, TLA6000, and mainframes include empty accessory pouch, slot covers, and front cover)
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TLA6202
20.73 kg (45 lbs 7 oz)
TLA6203
20.83 kg (45 lbs 15 oz)
TLA6204
20.89 kg (46 lbs 1 oz)
TLA7012
18.45 kg (40 lbs 12 oz)
TLA7016
24 kg (52 lbs 14 oz)
TLA5201B
11.8 kg (25 lb 15 oz)
TLA5202B
11.85 kg (26 lb 2 oz)
TLA5203B
11.9 kg (26 lb 4 oz)
TLA5204B
12 kg (26 lb 7 oz)
TLA7AC2, TLA7BB2
2.282 kg (5 lb 0.5 oz)
TLA7AC3, TLA7BB3
2.381 kg (5 lb 4 oz)
TLA7AC4, TLA7BB4, TLA7BC4
2.438 kg (5 lb 6 oz)
TLA7N4
2.55 kg (5 lbs 10 oz)
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Index
A
G
P
Acquiring data, 16
iView, 27
Acquisition
state, 7
timing, 7
Activity indicators, 10
Adding an external oscilloscope, 26
Antivirus software, 1
Glitch data, 33
Glitch triggering, 31
Group card, 9
Groups
creating, 9
naming, 9
Power Trigger window, 17
PowerTrigger, 11
Probe
connections, 1
threshold voltages, 8
Probe activity, 11
I
R
B
Instrument connection, 2
Instrument setups, 1
iView, 25
aligning data, 28
iView wizard, 26
Related documentation, iii
Remote Desktop, 4
Remote Host, 3
Repetitive Run button, 16
Run button, 16
Run/Stop button, 16
Basic steps, 6
C
Clocking, 7
See also Sampling
Connecting, 2
probes, 1
Connection
local, 2
Remote Desktop, 4
Remote Host, 3
Cursors
measuring data, 19
Custom sampling, 9
D
Data Measurement window, 20, 21
Data windows, 6
Default system, 7
Delta-Time toolbar, 20
Deskew, 9
Documentation, iii
Drag and drop measurements, 20
E
Easy Trigger tab, 11
EasyTrigger, 11
External oscilloscope, 25
F
Firewall, 1
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L
Listing window, 6
adding columns, 36
moving columns, 36
Loading setups, 25
Local connection, 2
M
MagniVu button, 22
MagniVu timing, 22
viewing setup and hold
violations, 39
Measuring data, 19
Memory depth
setting, 8
N
Network, 1
New Data Window wizard, 6
O
offline, 4
Offline operation, 3
Opening
Setup window, 7
Trigger window, 11
Waveform window, 12
S
Sampling
asynchronous, 7
Custom, 9
synchronous, 7
Saving setups, 24
Setup window
deskew, 9
group cards, 9
opening, 7
sampling, 7
setting memory depth, 8
Signal Mapping area, 9
Setups
loading, 25
saving, 24
Signal Mapping area, 8, 9
Snap to Edge, 19
Specifications
atmospheric, 40
mechanical, 43
State acquisition, 7, 34
Status dialog box, 16
Storage options, 8
System Window, 5
T
Tabbed Trigger window, 11, 17, 33
Target system
connections, 1
45
Index
Threshold indicators, 10
Time offset, 30
Timing acquisition, 7
TLA Connection dialog box, 2
TLA Explorer, 5
Toolbar Buttons, 4
Trigger
defining, 11
Triggering
glitch, 31
setup and hold, 37
46
U
Using the logic analyzer, 6
W
Waveform window, 6
opening, 12
Waveforms
adding, 14
deleting, 12
Windows
Listing, 6, 35
Waveform, 6
opening, 12
Z
Zooming data, 18
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